The pragmatic tone of her first message to him: Are you still in the Austin area? Interested in meeting up? The only casual—no relationships or repeat meetings in her bio. Her answer to the Kinks? question on the open survey. The list of what she was not willing to do. Of what she was. At this point he doubted anything would happen between them tonight, but he was still going to mull over the latter. A lot. “I don’t want to anymore,” she continued, voice steady. He liked that she didn’t say can’t, but don’t want. The lack of apology in her tone. Her serious, quiet expression. “You mean, you
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